Well said, Christina. Grasses excel in this exposed site in a way that other plants can’t : in June I had to reduce 8′ tall teasels in this planting by 2/3 because they couldn’t withstand the north-northwesterly winds that rip across this corner of the garden.

On a breezy day the way they twirl is mesmerising, a combination of the shifting light and movement of the tall stems. Today the molinias went into turbo mode with an hour of blasts of up to 40mph, can see why cultivars are named Skyracer, Wind’s Game etc..